Obituary of Vasilios Vlachos

Vasilios “Bill” Vlachos, 80, of Peabody, died Sunday morning at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following a brief illness. He was the devoted husband of Valentini (Kiratzopoulos) Vlachos with whom he shared over 52 years of marriage. Born in Istiaia, Greece, he was the son of the late Christos and Maria (Mimousi) Vlachos. He was raised and educated in Greece and upon immigrating to the United States in 1957 has lived in Peabody for the past 46 years. Vasilios was employed in the restaurant business for over 60 years, mostly with the Allenhurst Restaurant in Danvers where he was the general manager before his retirement. Vasilios enjoyed cooking and playing and watching soccer and was a long-time member of the St. Vasilios Men’s Club. His favorite endeavor was spending time with his grandchildren and sharing in all of their activities. Besides his loving wife, he is survived by his two sons, Konstantinos Vlachos and Christos Vlachos, both of Peabody, and by his beloved two grandsons, Zachary and Alexander Vlachos of Peabody. He was predeceased by his siblings, Efstathios Vlachos and Aliki Papanikolaou. His funeral will be held on Thursday at 9:00 AM at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St, Peabody followed by his Funeral Service at 10:00 AM at St. Vasilios Greek Orthodox Church, Paleologos St, Peabody to which relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Visiting hours will be held on Wednesday from 4:00 until 8:00 PM. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Peabody.